Nick Sandow

Early life Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx. He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater. He played mobster Henry Hill in the 2001 made-for-television crime drama film, The Big Heist. Sandow guest-starred on New York Undercover, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, How to Make It in America and Blue Bloods. In 2011 he directed the immigrant drama film, Ponies based on play with the same name.

In 2013, Sandow was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joe Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the show's first season. Instead, his role was expanded during the second season, and Sandow was made a series regular with the start of the third season. He received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast. In 2021 he was regular cast member in the short-lived CBS crime drama series, Clarice.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Hand Gun Earl's Man Max 1996 The Mouse Shamster #1 No Exit Lenny Bentini 1997 Arresting Gena Paul Grind Lenny One Night Stand Mugger 1998 A Brooklyn State of Mind Vincent Stanco No Looking Back Goldie Come To Johnny Short film Return to Paradise Ravitch Living Out Loud Santi's Man 1999 On the Run Jack Uninvited Ed 2000 The Day the Ponies Come Back Joey 2001 The Big Heist Henry Hill TV film Plan B Tommy Dust White Trash New Port South Armstrong 2002 Swimfan Detective John Zabel 2004 Connie and Carla Al 2005 The Collection Several characters 2007 Resurrecting the Champ Marciano The Lovebirds Lenny Mitch Albom's For One More Day Sales Manager TV film 2008 The Accidental Husband Larry Good Old Days Dave Short film 2009 The Hungry Ghosts Gus Frame of Mind Jimmy 2011 The Sitter Officer Frank 2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Corey Two People He Never Saw Eddie Short film 2013 The Cold Lands Foreman Promised Land Greg Short film Dead Travis In Travis Short film All Roads Lead Samuel Carter 2014 Zarra's Law Sal 2015 Houses Also producer Meadowland Garza The Wannabe Anthony Also director and writer 2016 Full Stop to an Infernal Planet Lt. McCauley 2017 Patti Cake$ Ray 2018 Cabaret Maxime Dominic Stella's Last Weekend Ron 2023 The Unheard Hank TBA Vivien & the Florist Director

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Law & Order Officer Nelson Episode: "Blood Is Thicker..." 1995–1996 New York Undercover Henry / White UNI 2 episodes 1996 Law & Order Pete Pogosian Episode: "Deadbeat" Due South Barry Pappas Episode: "Body Language" 1999 Law & Order Andy Grenada Episode: "Hunters" 2000–2002 Third Watch Joe Lombardo 12 episodes 2003 NYPD Blue Ray Wilentz Episode: "Frickin' Fracker" The Jury Mr. Krause Episode: "Three Boys and a Gun" 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Det. Albert Kirkoff Episode: "Unchained" 2006 Six Degrees Louie Episode: "Pilot" 2008 New Amsterdam Frank Episode: "Keep the Change" 2010 Mercy Scott's Dad Episode: "I Did Kill You, Didn't I?" How to Make It in America Father Dan 3 episodes 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ADA Roydell Getty Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Doug Kersten Episode: "Class" 2010–2011 Blue Bloods Lt. Alex Bello 4 episodes 2011 Nurse Jackie Anthony Donovan Episode: "Have You Met Mrs Jones?" CSI: Miami Larry Gramercy Episode: "Crowned" 2011–2012 Boardwalk Empire Waxey Gordon 3 episodes 2012 Unforgettable William "Bud" Spence Episode: "Butterfly Effect" 2013–2019 Orange Is The New Black Joe Caputo 80 episodesDirected 5 episodesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2015–17)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Det. Ted McCormack Episode: "Perverted Justice" 2021 Clarice Murray Clarke Main role 2025 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Leo Eichmeier Episode: "Fidelis ad Mortem"

Theatre Halfway Home, Theatre at St. Clements, New York, 1999 Baptism By Fire, Studio Dante, New York City, 2004 Henry Flamethrow, Studio Dante, New York City, 2005 (Director)